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Musk Urges Pennsylvanians to Vote Early as Some Ask 'Why?'

Billionaire holds first solo event for Trump

(Newser) - Elon Musk held his first solo event in support of Donald Trump for president on Thursday, encouraging voters in the Philadelphia suburbs to register to cast their ballots and vote early, though some attendees shouted back, "Why?" The America PAC event at Ridley High School's auditorium in Folsom...

SpaceX Sues California Regulators
SpaceX Sues
California Regulators
Oct 17, 2024 2:30 AM CDT

SpaceX Sues California Regulators

Lawsuit filed after commission denies its request to boost number of annual launches

(Newser) - The California Coastal Commission rejected SpaceX's request to increase the number of launches it makes every year from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, and now SpaceX is suing the regulatory agency. The Elon Musk-founded company is accusing the commission of political bias, claiming in its lawsuit...

Finally, a First Look at Musk&#39;s Donations to Trump
Finally, a First Look at
Musk's Donations to Trump
THE RUNDOWN
Oct 16, 2024 10:20 AM CDT

Finally, a First Look at Musk's Donations to Trump

X owner gave $75M over last 3 months, per new FEC filing

(Newser) - Elon Musk remains the world's richest man, with a net worth of $241 billion at last peek. But he's pumped tens of millions from that pot into reelection efforts for Donald Trump, showing that Musk "has vaulted into the top ranks of Republican donors," per NBC...

I, Robot Director: 'Hey Elon, Can I Have My Designs Back Please'

Filmmakers slam 'utter lack of creativity'

(Newser) - Elon Musk unveiled the Robotaxi, the Robovan, and humanoid robots at the "We, Robot" showcase last week —and it wasn't just the name that seemed very familiar to I, Robot director Alex Proyas. In a post on X , Proyas shared an image of vehicles and robots from...

SpaceX Pulls Off a First With Latest Launch

It catches returning booster with mechanical arms on the launch pad

(Newser) - SpaceX launched its enormous Starship rocket on Sunday on its boldest test flight yet—and caught the returning booster back at the pad with mechanical arms, per the AP . Towering almost 400 feet, the empty Starship blasted off at sunrise from the southern tip of Texas near the Mexican border....

Tesla's Latest: 'Fall Asleep and Wake Up at Your Destination'

So says Elon Musk as 'robotaxi' is unveiled in Hollywood

(Newser) - It doesn't have a steering wheel or pedals, but Elon Musk has "staked Tesla's future" on his company's new Cybercab, unveiled Thursday evening at a Warner Bros. studio in Hollywood. The company's CEO vowed that the self-driving two-seater "robotaxi," which the New York ...

X Complies With Brazil Judge's Demands

Platform can now be reinstated after a nationwide shutdown of more than a month

(Newser) - The Brazilian Supreme Court's Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday authorized the restoration of social media platform X´s service in Brazil, over a month after its nationwide shutdown , according to a statement posted on the court's website.
  • Elon Musk's X was blocked on Aug. 30 in
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Musk Takes a Leap Into Trump Rallies

In his first appearance, billionaire tells crowd to vote to protect democracy

(Newser) - As a public speaker, Elon Musk usually is somewhat subdued. But his enthusiasm for Donald Trump apparently transformed him Saturday in a high-energy, bouncy appearance at the candidate's rally in Pennsylvania . Jumping up and down, arms raised, the billionaire's joyful presentation contrasted with darker messages, which he illustrated...

WH on False Helene Rumors: Stop 'Spreading This Poison'

Conspiracy theories about disaster relief abound in the wake of deadly hurricane

(Newser) - As local, state, and federal authorities scramble to help those hit hardest by Hurricane Helene , which killed more than 220 , they've got another problem to deal with: conspiracy theories about relief efforts, per Reuters and CNN . "Disinformation of this kind can discourage people from seeking critical assistance when...

Report: Musk's GOP Donations Aren't Exactly a New Thing

Wall Street Journal examines the cash he's given to Republicans over the years, his 'fingerprints' erased

(Newser) - Elon Musk reportedly made his largest political donation ever in August of $290,000 to the National Republican Congressional Committee, amid what seemed like a rather sudden shift to right-wing causes—but the X owner's donations to the GOP apparently stretch back further. That's according to a new...

Zuckerberg Steals a Title From Jeff Bezos

Facebook founder is now the world's second-richest person after Elon Musk

(Newser) - Elon Musk leads the Bloomberg Billionaires Index with at least $50 billion more than those behind him. That means that, for now, the title of world's richest person is out of grasp for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Second place, however, is all his. For the first time, the Facebook...

Trump's Return to Fateful Rally Site Will Include Special Guest

Billionaire Elon Musk 'will be there to support' presidential candidate in Butler, Pennsylvania

(Newser) - Elon Musk will be in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday to watch Donald Trump's return to the place he was shot . "I will be there to support!" the world's richest person, and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, wrote Thursday on X, where he's lately been complaining...

X Has Dropped 80% of Value Since Musk Bought It: Report

Investment firm Fidelity's shares of social media site were worth nearly $20M in October '22; now, around $4.2M

(Newser) - When Elon Musk bought the former Twitter in October 2022 for $44 billion, the investment firm Fidelity held some $19.66 million worth of shares. Now, two years later, there's been a bit of a shift—and not in Musk's favor. TechCrunch reports that Fidelity's latest valuation...

Musk Loses Democrats as He Tilts GOP

Poll shows billionaire CEO has the approval ratings of 'a typical national Republican politician'

(Newser) - Popular views of Elon Musk have become more polarized since the billionaire became a vocal supporter of Donald Trump specifically and Republican politics generally, a new poll shows. Such a split, with members of one party overwhelmingly backing someone who's overwhelmingly opposed by the other party, is not unusual...

X Got 67M Hate Reports, Penalized 2K Accounts
X Got 67M Hate Reports,
Penalized 2K Accounts
THE RUNDOWN
Sep 25, 2024 1:06 PM CDT

X Got 67M Hate Reports, Penalized 2K Accounts

Platform's first transparency report under owner Elon Musk released Wednesday

(Newser) - Before Elon Musk took over Twitter, the platform released a transparency report every six months. Only now, two years after Musk's October 2022 takeover, has the platform now known as X released its first such report under its billionaire owner. At 15 pages, Wednesday's Global Transparency Report is...

Elon Musk's Supercomputer in Memphis Worries Locals

NPR looks at how the energy-hungry plant caught even government officials by surprise

(Newser) - Stored in a building the size of 13 football fields, a supercomputer built to propel Elon Musk's artificial-intelligence enterprise dubbed xAI has flipped the "on" switch in South Memphis, Tennessee. But residents, environmental agencies, and some City Council members say they didn't know it was coming. "...

Cards Against Humanity Files $15M Suit Against SpaceX

Company says Elon Musk's spacecraft firm trespassed on 'pristine' Texas plot, caused damage

(Newser) - Cards Against Humanity is known for its politically incorrect playing cards, but the company is now itself offended about something not related to gameplay. NBC News reports that CAH filed a lawsuit this week against Elon Musk's SpaceX, claiming that the spacecraft maker has been trespassing (and mucking up)...

Warlord Says Musk Pulled the Plug on His Cybertruck

'That's not manly,' Ramzan Kadyrov posts

(Newser) - A Chechen warlord was pleased with the battlefield performance of his Tesla Cybertruck, which he had outfitted with an aftermarket machine gun turret, and bragged on it last month. Ramzan Kadyrov said the reason the vehicle had to be towed off the front lines wasn't mechanical failure; he wrote...

Musk's Deleted Tweet Catches Attention of Secret Service

He made what he called a joke about the lack of assassination attempts on Democrats

(Newser) - Elon Musk says it was merely a joke that didn't land , but a tweet he deleted has nonetheless caught the attention of the Secret Service, reports Reuters . In the wake of the apparent attempted assassination attempt on Donald Trump Sunday, Musk wrote, "And no one is even trying...

Elon Musk Deletes Tweet About Assassinations

Post mused about how nobody has tried to kill President Biden or VP Kamala Harris

(Newser) - After news broke Sunday about an apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Florida, Elon Musk responded in controversial fashion with a tweet that has since been deleted. Responding to a user who asked, "Why they want to kill Donald Trump?" Musk responded: "And no one is even...

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